Love Him or Hate Him
12-28-2010 | 04:37 PM
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12-28-2010 | 05:55 PM
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If you or a family member has ever bought an airplane ticket for under $1,000, you probably like this guy.
If you work for an airline that has started flying in the past 30 years, you probably like this guy.
If you are in the bottom 50% of the seniority list for any airline, and you appreciate the fact that you have a job, you probably like this guy.
I know a few pilots try to argue that deregulation was bad for the aviation industry, but I just don't see it. Deregulation is the reason we have such a large and robust airline industry where almost anyone in the country can take a flight on a long distance trip, and is the reason that most of us has jobs.
If you work for an airline that has started flying in the past 30 years, you probably like this guy.
If you are in the bottom 50% of the seniority list for any airline, and you appreciate the fact that you have a job, you probably like this guy.
I know a few pilots try to argue that deregulation was bad for the aviation industry, but I just don't see it. Deregulation is the reason we have such a large and robust airline industry where almost anyone in the country can take a flight on a long distance trip, and is the reason that most of us has jobs.
12-28-2010 | 06:30 PM
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If you or a family member has ever bought an airplane ticket for under $1,000, you probably like this guy.
If you work for an airline that has started flying in the past 30 years, you probably like this guy.
If you are in the bottom 50% of the seniority list for any airline, and you appreciate the fact that you have a job, you probably like this guy.
I know a few pilots try to argue that deregulation was bad for the aviation industry, but I just don't see it. Deregulation is the reason we have such a large and robust airline industry where almost anyone in the country can take a flight on a long distance trip, and is the reason that most of us has jobs.
If you work for an airline that has started flying in the past 30 years, you probably like this guy.
If you are in the bottom 50% of the seniority list for any airline, and you appreciate the fact that you have a job, you probably like this guy.
I know a few pilots try to argue that deregulation was bad for the aviation industry, but I just don't see it. Deregulation is the reason we have such a large and robust airline industry where almost anyone in the country can take a flight on a long distance trip, and is the reason that most of us has jobs.
You actually believe this?
12-28-2010 | 06:37 PM
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I believe it, if it was still regulated, 50% of the pilot jobs out there would not exist, esp @ the level starting @ regional onward. It would be a good old boys club, including those in the back.
12-28-2010 | 07:06 PM
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Some things need a certain level of regulation for safety, stability, or both.
Banks are regulated for stability. Nuclear power is regulated for safety.
Electrical utilities need to be regulated for stability, as California found out in 2000.
Airlines need to be regulated for both safety and stability, because you can't get safety without economic stability for the companies and employees.
12-28-2010 | 07:06 PM
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If you or a family member has ever bought an airplane ticket for under $1,000, you probably like this guy.
If you work for an airline that has started flying in the past 30 years, you probably like this guy.
If you are in the bottom 50% of the seniority list for any airline, and you appreciate the fact that you have a job, you probably like this guy.
I know a few pilots try to argue that deregulation was bad for the aviation industry, but I just don't see it. Deregulation is the reason we have such a large and robust airline industry where almost anyone in the country can take a flight on a long distance trip, and is the reason that most of us has jobs.
If you work for an airline that has started flying in the past 30 years, you probably like this guy.
If you are in the bottom 50% of the seniority list for any airline, and you appreciate the fact that you have a job, you probably like this guy.
I know a few pilots try to argue that deregulation was bad for the aviation industry, but I just don't see it. Deregulation is the reason we have such a large and robust airline industry where almost anyone in the country can take a flight on a long distance trip, and is the reason that most of us has jobs.
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ca...tml#post896958
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ca...tml#post897062
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ma...tml#post911179
the fact you think deregulation is so great is not surprising.
12-28-2010 | 08:05 PM
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With that said, aviation is probably the most regulated industry in the country. Look at all the laws that govern us. It's pretty insane. I believe those laws are the reason that aviation is the safest form of transportation known to man.
But I completely believe that deregulation did more good than bad for the industry.
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